Policy UpdateElenora Tu’uBackgroundFormerly dependent on foreign aid (post-independent India), the country is now positioning itself as a self-reliant actor in climate resilience. This article highlights India’s affirmative stand as a self-reliant nation in its climate resilience strategy. Emphasizing the...
Policy UpdateDiva BhatiaBackgroundThe Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (established in 1947) serves as the central agency in health policy formulation, regulation, and implementation in India, its scope encompasses preventive, promotive, and curative services (MoHFW, 2025a). Ayushman Bharat was...
Policy UpdateIlma Ahmad SamirIntroductionArriving on time may not seem a significant thing, but it does make for a more responsible and reliable working environment, particularly within government offices when things have to be efficient and transparent. In the days...
Policy UpdateMeyhar Kaur WaliaBackground:The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) serves as the primary authority of the Indian Government for all matters related to new and renewable energy. The Ministry aims to deploy new and renewable energy to...
Policy UpdateAravindsamy RBackgroundLaunched in January 2019, under PMAY‑Urban, the Global Housing Technology Challenge‑India (GHTC‑India) represents a policy innovation aimed at addressing India’s urban housing deficit through technology-led solutions. While PMAY‑U has sanctioned approximately 11.8 million and completed around 8.4 million homes...
Policy UpdateGauri KhannaIntroduction Bharat Ko Janiye (BKJ) is an initiative, launched in 2015 by the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), Government of India, to allow Non-Resident Indians (NRIs), Persons of Indian Origin (PIOs) and foreign youth to connect with...
Policy UpdatePrithvi NaohIntroductionAs the world becomes increasingly globalized, diaspora communities have come to play an active role as transnational connectors. These are people and families who have moved across borders but continue to keep strong roots in their homelands....
Policy UpdateAnamta HusainPradhan Mantri Dakshata Aur Kushalata Sampanna Hitgrahi (PM-DAKSH) Yojana is a Central Sector Scheme implemented by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment (MoSJE), Government of India. Launched in 2020-21, the scheme is focused on the upliftment...
Policy UpdateHarshita MaheshwariBackgroundModernization and Removal of Obsolescence (MODROBS) is one of the quality improvement schemes by the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE). It aims to modernize and eliminate obsolescence in laboratories, workshops, and computing facilities (libraries are...
Policy UpdateTuba AtharBackground‘Abhilekh Patal’, a search portal of the department of archives, was launched in March 2015 as a digital reference platform for historical records. The digitisation of historical records was launched to make the rich archival treasure accessible...
